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As Fox News case heads to trial, far right St. Louis site faces its own defamation suit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

They didn’t know it at the time, but Dec. 3, 2020, was the start of a nightmare for Wandrea Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman.Both were election workers in Atlanta, and that was the day Rudy Giuliani — ex-New York mayor and adviser to former President Donald Trump — testified to a state Senate committee that Georgia election officials had counted illegal ballots to steal the presidency for Joe Biden. The allegations were quickly debunked by government officials and the media, but they still reverberated through right-wing media outlets.Later that day, the Gateway Pundit, a St. Louis-based site run by brothers Jim and James Hoft, identified Freeman as one of the election workers accused of producing and counting 18,000 hidden, fraudulent ballots from a suitcase.“What’s Up, Ruby,” the site’s headline read that day. “BREAKING: Crooked Operative Filmed Pulling Out Suitcases of Ballots in Georgia IS IDENTIFIED.”A month after the initial allegations, Trump himself singled out Fr...

KSHE's John Ulett announces radio retirement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Broadcaster John Ulett is retiring after nearly 50 years on-air at KSHE-95. He began his career in 1976 and is the station’s longest continuously broadcasting air talent. He made the announcement on-air Monday morning.KSHE 95 host Favazz posted this Facebook status update, "Congrats on your semi-retirement, U-Man." Trending: Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival features an incredible lineup! Win Tickets! Ulett has also worked as the Cardinals’ PA announcer for 40 years. It is not yet clear if he is retiring from that job.The broadcaster was named to the St. Louis Hall of Fame, he received the Riverfront Times’ Lifetime Achievement Award, he has received multiple awards from the Missouri Broadcasters Association, and he is on the Bishop DuBourg Wall of Fame.

Woman hit by SUV on Federal Boulevard in Denver dies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

A woman hit by an SUV along Federal Boulevard in Denver on Sunday night has died.Denver police said the crash happened near the intersection of Federal and 14th Street. An SUV was southbound on Federal shortly after sunset and struck the woman, who was walking on the road.She was taken to a hospital with serious injuries that on Monday turned fatal, according to a tweet from the Denver Police Department. The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene. Police were investigating. No other details were released.HEADS UP: #DPD is investigating crash between pedestrian and a motorist at Federal and 14th. One person was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Investigation ongoing. Expect delays in the area. #Denver pic.twitter.com/bMhbqLsD9e— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) April 17, 2023Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

Opinion: John Muir, small town service, and abandoning our political ideologies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

Although I’ve lived in a small Western town for 30 years now, I have never known much about one of its fundamental institutions, the service club. Many small-town residents still center their lives on Lions, Elks, Rotary or similar organizations.Not me: I’m not a joiner. Yet as our national culture moves farther away from such settings for broad discussions, I worry that I’m part of the problem.A while ago when I was asked to speak at our local Rotary Club, I hesitated, picturing white guys networking with each other and complaining about newcomers. But I had published a book, and publishers instruct authors to market wherever you can.Upon arrival, I cataloged the changes since my last Rotary visit decades ago: The president was a 20-something woman, we ordered off a menu, and people seemed less guarded.Our local Rotary, I learned, was known as relatively liberal, and some of the older men seemed pretty vigorous. The faces reflected the town’s lily-white complexion, but I noticed th...

Federal judge blocks Colorado’s ban on abortion reversal from applying to Catholic clinic that sued over law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

A federal judge over the weekend temporarily blocked a new Colorado law that bans abortion-reversal treatment from being enforced against a Catholic health care clinic that immediately sued over the new law.U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Domenico issued a temporary restraining order Saturday that stops enforcement of the ban for 14 days against Englewood-based Bella Health and Wellness. SB23-190, signed into law Friday, prohibits medical providers from offering so-called abortion reversal medication — designating such care as unprofessional conduct that is subject to professional discipline.The ban will be reversed if the Colorado medical board and the state boards of pharmacy and nursing issue new rules by Oct. 1 that find it acceptable for medical providers to engage in medication abortion reversal and it is a generally accepted standard of practice. However, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says abortion medication reversal is not supported by scie...

PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets trounce Minnesota Timberwolves in game 1 of first round NBA playoff series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

The Denver Nuggets hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves in game one of a best-of-seven first-round NBA playoff series at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday, April 16, 2023. Denver won 109-80.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Kiszla: These Nuggets are spicy and the T-Pups don’t have enough dawg to stay in this NBA playoff fight Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray, Nuggets throttle T-Wolves in resounding Game 1 win Denver Nuggets | Nuggets 3-pointers: Why was NBA MVP Nikola Jokic playing so late in laughable Game 1? Denver Nuggets | Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: Denver dominates Game 1 with 109-80 win Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves: Who has the edge, five things to watch and predictions

Man arrested in Northridge strip mall shooting that left 1 dead, 3 wounded

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a Northridge strip mall that left one person dead and three others injured over the weekend, police said Monday.Jamal Jackson, 24, of Panorama City, was located and arrested Sunday in Ontario, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.His white Toyota Camry was also found and recovered as evidence.The shooting was reported around 12:35 p.m. Saturday in the 19100 block of Parthenia Street.The suspect's vehicle is seen in surveillance video released by the LAPD on April 17, 2023. Jamal Jackson is seen in a photo provided by the LAPD on April 17, 2023. Security video shows two victims entering a shop and offering to paint over graffiti just moments before they were shot in Northridge on April 15, 2023. (Northridge Ice Cream)Security video shows two victims entering a shop and offering to paint over graffiti just moments before they were shot in Northridge on April 15, 2023. (Northridge Ice Cream)Security video shows a victim...

Fixed-rate electricity bill charges: how they would work

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

Because of a new state law, California’s three largest power companies, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric and Pacific Gas & Electric, have submitted a joint proposal to the state’s Public Utilities Commission to simply electricity bills, including a fixed-rate billing system based on household income. The aim is to lower power bills, particularly for lower-income customers, while increasing transparency.If enacted, customers would see two main charges on their bills.The new fixed ratePut simply, the more you earn the more you pay for recurring charges (not related to energy usage):Households with annual income from $28,000 – $69,000 would pay $20 a month in Southern California Edison territory, $34 a month in SDG&E territory, and $30 a month in PG&E territory.Households earning $69,000 – $180,000 would pay $51 a month in Edison and PG&E territories, and $73 a month in SDG&E te...

Jana Diaz, Joy Diaz Killed in DUI Crash on Gold Dust Avenue [Scottsdale, AZ]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

2 Killed, 2 Injured in Two-Car Accident on Scottsdale RoadSCOTTSDALE, AZ (April 17, 2023) – Friday night, a DUI crash on Gold Dust Avenue claimed the lives of Jana Diaz and Joy Diaz.The incident happened on April 7th, at around 7:45 p.m., at Gold Dust Avenue and Scottsdale Road, just south of Shea Boulevard.According to reports, a vehicle, occupied by the Diaz family, was stopped at a red light at the intersection when the drunk driver crashed into them. The drunk driver was reportedly traveling at 100 mph. The impact of the collision caused the Diaz family’s car to rip in half and left all of the occupants of the vehicle severely injured.First responders to the site of the collision pronounced 47-year-old Jana Diaz and 10-year-old Joy Diaz dead at the scene. Meanwhile, paramedics transported Chino Diaz and 16-year-old Ryan Diaz to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries.No words can mend the broken hearts and sorrow felt during this delicate moment. Our deepest...

The Good Old Times: Europeans Got High on Hallucinogens Back in the Bronze Age

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

Europeans are known for their love for raves. Though there isn’t exactly a “party animal gene,” it just so coincidentally happens that some of their ancestors in the Bronze Age got high on hallucinogens in their own “secret” club — inside a cave! But they didn’t exclusively get high on psychedelics for the sheer purpose of achieving a euphoric state.Cave raves: apparently, one Bronze Age bonding activity was getting high on hallucinogens!In Menorca — a Spanish island that’s situated in the Mediterranean Sea — lies a cave (that was only discovered by spelunkers in 1995) called Es Càrritx. Since its discovery, various archeologists have wanted to see what was inside it. There, they found over 200 individuals who once inhabited the cave. Naturally, the scientists were in awe of what they found.Not only did the archeologists view the remains of people who lived a long time ago (approximately 2,800-3,000 years ago), but they also found sealed containers that had strands of hair — that ha...